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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mar 02-03, 2019

The year 2019 marks the 100th birthday
year for the immortal Nat King Cole. We
celebrate by bringing vocalist Denzal
Sinclaire to Harrisburg to sing the
legendary singer’s biggest hits. Close
your eyes and you’ll think it’s Nat himself!

Mar 16-17, 2019

In March, HSO Principal Oboe Andreas Oeste performs Strauss’s late masterpiece, the beautiful Oboe Concerto from 1945. To open the program, Stuart shows off the HSO’s virtuoso strings and then closes with one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies.

Sat. 8 PM, Sun. 3 PM, The Forum
Tickets: $19 - $89

Apr 06, 2019

Join the Harrisburg Symphony Society for an evening of music and dancing! The River City Big Band, Steve Rudolph, Stuart Malina, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet will provide entertainment for this enchanting evening.

Tickets: $175

Apr 13-14, 2019

French composer Francis Poulenc’s choral masterpiece, Gloria, is
performed along with music by Korngold (best known for his brilliant
film scores from Hollywood’s “Golden Age”), Villa-Lobos and Prokofiev.

Apr 27-28, 2019

Multi-instrumentalist/vocalist phenom
Dave Bennett brings his high-energy
band to trace the “roots of
pop,” beginning with the swing era and
moving through Rockabilly, Elvis, Jerry
Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, the Beatles,
and other genre-defining stars.

May 12, 2019

Celebrate Mother’s Day with family and music! The Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra and Junior Youth String Orchestra perform orchestral favorites under the direction of Maestros Gregory Woodbridge and Krista Kriel.

3 PM, The Forum
Tickets: $12 Adult, $6 Student

May 18-19, 2019

Our season concludes with the ever-popular New World Symphony
by Dvorák. On the first half, English composer Arnold Bax’s atmospheric musical portrait of the Tintagel castle on England’s Cornwall
coast, plus a new violin concerto by Jonathan Leshnoff.

Each season the Harrisburg Symphony presents seven pairs of concerts on its Masterworks series. Stuart Malina and the orchestra, along with celebrated guest artists, explore the vast treasure of enduring orchestral classics representing many periods, styles and cultures from the Baroque to the present day. Informative pre-concert lectures begin one hour prior to each concert.

The dazzling world of orchestral Pops comes to the Forum for four weekends each season. The HSO’s Tony Award-winning Maestro, Stuart Malina, features the many faces and facets of popular music old and new, from Hollywood film scores to Broadway show tunes, from classic rock to the Great American Songbook. Sponsored by Capital BlueCross.

Let’s bring Music to Life!

The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra relies on community support to accomplish its musical and educational mission. Join our growing community of music lovers who support the Harrisburg Symphony with a contribution to the Annual Fund.

YOUTH SYMPHONY

The Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestras enrich the lives of young people within a musical community. We provide the finest possible training, practice and performance opportunities, enabling our students to learn, share and enjoy the power of music.

LEARNING

The Harrisburg Symphony produces and presents numerous educational and youth-oriented activities that reach thousands of people each season. The planning and execution of these activities are the responsibility of Education Director, Mark Hunsberger, and the Harrisburg Symphony Education Committee